{"id":3104,"date":"2012-03-10T09:06:49","date_gmt":"2012-03-10T14:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2014-07-21T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T14:13:46","slug":"why-a-judge-spoke-at-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/church\/why-a-judge-spoke-at-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Judge Spoke at Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Sunday night we invited the Honorable Judge Loretta Rush from Superior Court 3 to speak to our church family.\u00a0 She presides over most of the juvenile cases in our county (Tippecanoe County in Indiana) and therefore is on the front lines of much of the sadness, heartache, and abuse that occurs in our town.\u00a0 I am a firm believer in building relationships with as many community leaders as possible.\u00a0 We\u00a0benefited\u00a0from Judge Rush\u2019s presentation in three distinct ways:<\/p>\n

Listen to the audio:\u00a0Judge Loretta Rush at Faith Church, March 2012<\/a><\/p>\n

We learned about some of our greatest community needs.<\/h2>\n

Judge Rush was armed with a battery of statistics about the amount of child abuse and neglect taking place in our county.\u00a0 It is truly stunning and sobering to hear about the brokenness that exists all around us.\u00a0 For example, she told about the growing number of infants who go through withdrawal as soon as they are born because of mothers abusing drugs while pregnant.\u00a0 She discussed children taken from their parents\u2019 homes in the middle of the night who cannot even take their blanket because it tests positive for some illegal substance.\u00a0 We sat dumbfounded as Judge Rush spoke about the creative ways parents devise to harm their children.<\/p>\n

We were reminded to pray for those on the front lines.<\/h2>\n

I honestly wonder how people like our judges, prosecutors, police, firefighters, and each member of our judicial system cope with the level of brokenness they encounter every day.\u00a0 Their commitment to serve our community is commendable.\u00a0 I hope everyone in our church family will redouble our efforts to pray faithfully for these public servants.\u00a0 It is easy to forget the challenges these faithful men and women face each day on our behalf.\u00a0 Let\u2019s ask the Lord to give them strength and grace as they accept some of the most challenging ministry opportunities in our town.<\/p>\n

We were invited to find more ways to make a difference.<\/h2>\n

Judge Rush reminded us that she had given a similar presentation to our congregation six years ago.\u00a0 The good news is that since that time many people in our church family have stepped up and found ways to serve and minister to people in our community who are hurting. They are involved in opportunities such as Big Brothers Big Sisters<\/a>, Court Appointed Special Advocates<\/a>, the Parent Mentor Program<\/a>, Community Foster Care<\/a>, adoption, and more. I am thankful for community leaders who are wide open to faith based people and organizations participating in addressing social needs in our town.\u00a0 Judge Rush repeatedly spoke about ways we can use our faith as an acceptable and necessary aspect of our ministry to others.<\/p>\n

Joining the conversation — What\u2019s Next?<\/h2>\n

What steps would like to see us take next as we seek to meet needs in the community in which God has placed us?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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